“blue” in Kayan (Padaung)

Meaning in English

1. (noun) any of numerous small butterflies of the family Lycaenidae 2. (noun) the sodium salt of amobarbital that is used as a barbiturate; used as a sedative and a hypnotic 3. (noun) blue clothing 4. (noun) blue color or pigment; resembling the color of the clear sky in the daytime 5. (noun) any organization or party whose uniforms or badges are blue 6. (noun) the sky as viewed during daylight 7. (noun) used to whiten laundry or hair or give it a bluish tinge 8. (verb) turn blue 9. (adjective) of the color intermediate between green and violet; having a color similar to that of a clear unclouded sky 10. (adjective) filled with melancholy and despondency 11. (adjective) causing dejection 12. (adjective) belonging to or characteristic of the nobility or aristocracy 13. (adjective) morally rigorous and strict 14. (adjective) used to signify the Union forces in the American Civil War (who wore blue uniforms) 15. (adjective) suggestive of sexual impropriety 16. (adjective) characterized by profanity or cursing

Definition: Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0)